I find it hard to believe the Head Coach, going into his 6th season, was not kept in the loop. Especially when the decision of whether or not they cut Haak was on the table. To put the coach in that position is really unprofessional. He had to know the same amount as the rest of upper management. To not include him would be a huge issue with the organization.
What he learned in the last 36 hours may be something we, the public, do not know about as of yet.